explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
last days; the end; one's fate
death penalty; capital punishment
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
way of speaking; intimation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to have no chance (of succeeding)
advocate; proponent; supporter
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
identifiable; personalized
to jump from one thing to another
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
memory; sense; experience
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant